STEM-Talk

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Latest Episodes

Episode 138: Mark Lewis discusses hypersonics and the importance of research in national defense
July 06, 2022

Mark Lewis, Emerging Technologies Institute, Science and Technology Policy Institute, hypersonics, MIT, NASA, Daniel Hastings, Vital Signs Project, U.S. Air Force, Mike Griffin, RS-28 Sarmat, Day With

Episode 137: Greg Potter discusses lifestyle changes for better health and sounder sleep
June 13, 2022

Greg Potter, CPAP, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm, Satchin Panda, chronotypes, chrononutrition , chronopharmacology, muscle mass,protein, evolutionary biology,sleep disorders,sleep supplements,Resilien

Episode 136: Greg Potter talks about circadian biology and the importance of sleep
May 11, 2022

Greg Potter, circadian biology, sleep, metabolism, Resilient Nutrition, melatonin, biological clocks, peripheral clocks, circadian rhythm, shift work, Tommy Wood, Satchin Panda, REM sleep disorder, Ke

Episode 135: Elaine Lee discusses human performance, resilience and healthspan
April 19, 2022

Elaine Lee, Marvel comics, Mount Desert Island Biological Lab, kinesiology, resilience, osmosensing, apoptosis, lymphocyte heat shock, keto-adapted athletes, Jeff Volek, Aronia fruit, omics, network p

Episode 134: Mike Griffin discusses America’s hypersonic arms race with Russia and China
March 28, 2022

Michael Griffin, hypersonics, Mark Lewis,Pentagon, NASA, Russian, China, Ukraine, defense undersecretary, aerodynamic heating, Apollo, X-15, Cold War, arms race, ballistic missiles, warheads, Mach 5,

Episode 133: Mark Mattson talks about the benefits and science of intermittent fasting
February 23, 2022

Mark Mattson, National Institute of Health, Johns Hopkins, intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating, 5:2 diet, glucose, ketones, ketogenic diet, Alzheimer’s, inflammation, stroke, diabetes, GABAer

Episode 132: Martin Kulldorff discusses vaccines, lockdowns, school closings and the global response to COVID-19
January 24, 2022

Martin Kulldorff, COVID-19, vaccines, school closings, lockdowns, mask mandates, Great Barrington Declaration,MMR vaccine,infectious diseases,herd immunity,age-adjusted COVID mortality rate,John Snow

Episode 131: Christopher Logothetis discusses advances in prostate cancer therapies
December 13, 2021

Christopher Logothetis, cancer, MD Anderson, Human Genome Project, germ-cell tumors, Radium-223, metastatic prostate cancer, prostate-specific antigen, TGCT, Smith Test, stress response therapy,Prostr

Episode 130: Josh Turknett talks about holistic approaches that help people end chronic migraines
November 04, 2021

SEO: Josh Turknett, Wesleyan, Keto for Migraine, behavioral neuroscience, migraine, Brainjo, prodrome,  ketogenic diet,epilepsy, metabolic disorders, dementia, Demand Driven Decline Theory, Dale Brede

Episode 129: Morley Stone talks about biomimetics and human performance augmentation
October 14, 2021

Morley Stone,AFRL,Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, biomimetics,biological camouflage,biomineralization,polypeptide-templated Synthesis,hexagonal silica platelets,Heilmeier Catechism, human per